is it possible 2 afford a 3br/2ba house in cal?

[warhawk]

calling all cali RNs:

i am an rn in the beautiful gulf coast of florida. is it possible 2 b a home owner (atleast 3br/2bath/2car garage) in california w/ RN wages. i have been a nurse since 1998. i have been doing research on realtor.com and the houses r RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED. i actually saw a trailer priced @ 200K (talk about sticker shock). how do u actually become a home owner w/o having several rommates 2 pay the bills? researching southern cali (LA/SD) areas. well.... looking 4ward 2 your input, advice, and how can one live in cali w/ those HIGH MORTGAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh.... and how much do they pay an RN w/ 8-9 yrs of experience in m/s, ltc, hopice, and home health. thank u in advance.

WARHAWK320

[cuddlebug]

Come to Napa, California. Northern california is more beautiful than southern. (in my opinion) My dad has moved from northern calif. to southern then back to northern. Just visiting southern california for 4 days the air was so dry I got a bloody nose. Really dry and rocky terrain there. Thats why the land is so expensive-you can't build on mountains of rock and all the flat land is used up.

In northern california we have the ocean, Reno/tahoe to go skiing-San Francisco just 45-60 minute commute from here. And of course the beautiful napa valley. House prices are dropping so its a buyers market out here. I think there is a web site called coldwell bankers.com. to check out the home prices. Queen of the Valley hospital hires travel nurses and I think they pay for their housing expenses. Maybe that would give you some time to save? Just an idea

[Sheri257]

Yeah ... prices are still dropping. Just in the last month, prices have dropped by about $10,000 in my neighborhood. There's lots of "reduced price" signs in the neighborhood also.

But, I'd still wait to buy. I don't think we're anywhere near the bottom yet. Prices will probably get a lot cheaper.

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